Re: [Finale] OT: how to sell an unkown composer?

2008-07-15 Thread arabushk
Hmm--what makes it distinctive? An abundance of melodic beauty that can shoot out of the texture anytime, anyplace, with two double fugues (different kinds) along the way. Sounds like geeky theory talk (that, IIRC, most musicians despise), doesn't it? The edition is aimed at bands because there alr

Re: [Finale] OT: how to sell an unkown composer?

2008-07-15 Thread John Howell
At 10:52 PM -0500 7/14/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am currently preparing some program notes for a transcription that is about to be published of a Concertino by Unico Willem Graf van Wasenaer. Who's that, you say? Well for over 200 years his work was variously ascribed to Pergolesi, Handel, a

Re: [Finale] Finale 2009

2008-07-15 Thread Ray Horton
Fisher, Allen wrote: Eric-- I'd really like to know who told you that we were dropping Speedy. This FUD has been spread on the public forum as well. I think it's been added to the "Barack Obama is a Muslim" email. RBH P. S. For anyone else, like myself, who hadn't yet come across "F

Re: [Finale] OT: Music Stands

2008-07-15 Thread Ray Horton
Lawrence David Eden wrote: --- dhbailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Manhasset stands are terrific. I agree. I have Manhassets in several of my Elementary school band rooms. They require tightening from time to time. This is a small inconvenience, but I have to have my socket wrench hand

Re: [Finale] OT: Music Stands

2008-07-15 Thread Eric Dannewitz
Those look really good. Thanks for the link! On Jul 15, 2008, at 5:30 PM, "Richard Yates" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Manhasset Floor Protectors, package of 3, $3.99. Thanks for the tip. And this popped up when I was ordering a set from Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/6ee9lz Almost all good r

Re: [Finale] OT: Music Stand Lights

2008-07-15 Thread Horace Brock
I use the Giglight from Lampcraft. It only has one LED, but it lights my whole Manhasset stand. Check it out here: www.lampcraft.com $49.00 with AC adapter, and it folds up compactly. I carry four of them in my mute bag. Horace On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:51:49 -0400, you wrote: >My consort is con

Re: [Finale] OT: Music Stand Lights

2008-07-15 Thread David W. Fenton
On 15 Jul 2008 at 12:54, John Howell wrote: > But if you have vision problems, you need to address them. Been > there, done that (only it was cataracts; I now have bionic eyes). My eye problems are due to chronic uveitis caused by chronic problems in completely unrelated parts of the body. The

RE: [Finale] OT: Music Stands

2008-07-15 Thread Richard Yates
>Manhasset Floor Protectors, package of 3, $3.99. Thanks for the tip. And this popped up when I was ordering a set from Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/6ee9lz Almost all good reviews. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mail

RE: [Finale] OT: Music Stands

2008-07-15 Thread John Howell
At 8:11 PM -0400 7/15/08, John Howell wrote: At 1:34 PM -0700 7/15/08, Richard Yates wrote: Manhasset stands are terrific. Yes, but the feet are metal with sharp edges on the bottom. They will scratch a floor (wood, vinyl, etc) very easily. I wrapped mine with moleskin and it seems to work

Re: [Finale] OT: Music Stand Lights

2008-07-15 Thread John Howell
At 10:51 PM -0400 7/14/08, David W. Fenton wrote: My consort is considering purchasing stand lights and we're looking at this: http://andersonmusicstand.com/Lotus%20Light/Site/HTML/techspecs.html They're expensive ($120 ea.), so I'm wondering if anyone has experience with these. Note that these

RE: [Finale] OT: Music Stands

2008-07-15 Thread John Howell
At 1:34 PM -0700 7/15/08, Richard Yates wrote: Manhasset stands are terrific. Yes, but the feet are metal with sharp edges on the bottom. They will scratch a floor (wood, vinyl, etc) very easily. I wrapped mine with moleskin and it seems to work so far. Manhasset Floor Protectors, package

RE: [Finale] OT: Music Stands

2008-07-15 Thread Richard Yates
Manhasset stands are terrific. Yes, but the feet are metal with sharp edges on the bottom. They will scratch a floor (wood, vinyl, etc) very easily. I wrapped mine with moleskin and it seems to work so far. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.ed

Re: [Finale] Finale 2009 - what about bugs?

2008-07-15 Thread Robert Patterson
It may do exactly the same thing. All I am saying is, until we have Fin09 in our hands to see what it will do, I am concerned that hidden within the hype may be some backwards steps. On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 5:08 PM, Eric Dannewitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Such as if you have a mf you technical

Re: [Finale] Finale 2009 - what about bugs?

2008-07-15 Thread Eric Dannewitz
Such as if you have a mf you technically put on beat 4, but you dragged it to the first beat in Finale 2007. If you open it in 2009, what will it do? Fisher, Allen wrote: Plus I see a huge downside risk of poor compatibility with existing files.< Such as? __

Re: [Finale] Finale 2009

2008-07-15 Thread Eric Dannewitz
It was in regard to whomever I replied to. He said in there that speedy was dropped.. Fisher, Allen wrote: Eric-- I'd really like to know who told you that we were dropping Speedy. This FUD has been spread on the public forum as well. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [m

Re: [Finale] OT: Music Stands

2008-07-15 Thread John Howell
At 2:54 PM -0400 7/15/08, Lawrence David Eden wrote: --- dhbailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Manhasset stands are terrific. I agree. I have Manhassets in several of my Elementary school band rooms. They require tightening from time to time. This is a small inconvenience, but I have to

Re: [Finale] OT: Music Stands

2008-07-15 Thread Lawrence David Eden
--- dhbailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Manhasset stands are terrific. I agree. I have Manhassets in several of my Elementary school band rooms. They require tightening from time to time. This is a small inconvenience, but I have to have my socket wrench handy to fix them right. Some

Re: [Finale] Finale 2009 - what about bugs?

2008-07-15 Thread Robert Patterson
I am concerned specifically that a "reinvented and streamlined" expression tool will not be capable of upgrading an existing file without requiring the file to be re-proofed for errors in placement of expressions. On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 11:43 AM, Fisher, Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Plus I

Re: [Finale] OT: how to sell an unkown composer?

2008-07-15 Thread Mariposa Symphony Orchestra
Aaron - you've already done it. Think of how you've tried to pique interest in coming up with a 'sales' strategy for van Wasenaer. (Quoting you:) "Who's that, you say? Well for over 200 years his work was variously ascribed to Pergolesi, Handel, and the original publisher, Carlo Ricciotti."

RE: [Finale] Speedy entry in Finale 2009?

2008-07-15 Thread Fisher, Allen
Just to reiterate, Speedy entry has not been dropped. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Greensill Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 11:33 AM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: [Finale] Speedy entry in Finale 2009? <> Have they? I won't be getting

RE: [Finale] Question about preferences file

2008-07-15 Thread Fisher, Allen
If you have modified simple entry keystrokes, yes. If not, no. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Haroldo Mauro Jr. Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 12:50 PM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: [Finale] Question about preferences file Hi, I'm using a Mac

RE: [Finale] Finale 2009

2008-07-15 Thread Fisher, Allen
Eric-- I'd really like to know who told you that we were dropping Speedy. This FUD has been spread on the public forum as well. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Dannewitz Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 11:19 AM To: finale@shsu.edu Subjec

RE: [Finale] Finale 2009 - what about bugs?

2008-07-15 Thread Fisher, Allen
> Plus I see a huge downside risk of poor compatibility with existing files.< Such as? ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] OT: Music Stands

2008-07-15 Thread Lora Crighton
--- dhbailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Manhasset stands are terrific. > It's a bit more than I was hoping to spend, but they have the perfect stand - thanks!! -- Io la Musica son, ch'ai dolci accenti So far tranquillo ogni turbato core, Et or di nobil ira et or d'amore Poss'infiammar le

Re: [Finale] OT: Music Stands

2008-07-15 Thread dhbailey
Lora Crighton wrote: The thread on music stand lights reminded me of something I meant to ask. I need to buy a couple of stands for the church (apparently the ones we used to use belonged to the former director, because he took them with him when he quit), and am not sure what to get - I only kn

Re: [Finale] OT: how to sell an unkown composer?

2008-07-15 Thread Lora Crighton
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > My question to the group is, how do you > got about convincing > band directors to try this composer that they've > likely never heard of? What's worked for me in the past(usually choirs though, not bands) is finding a good recording of music by the composer - not

[Finale] OT: Music Stands

2008-07-15 Thread Lora Crighton
The thread on music stand lights reminded me of something I meant to ask. I need to buy a couple of stands for the church (apparently the ones we used to use belonged to the former director, because he took them with him when he quit), and am not sure what to get - I only know that I don't want th

Re: [Finale] OT: how to sell an unkown composer?

2008-07-15 Thread Barbara Touburg
Unico is very well known in The Netherlands, maybe because he's from The Netherlands... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am currently preparing some program notes for a transcription that is about to be published of a Concertino by Unico Willem Graf van Wasenaer. Who's that, you say? Well for over 20

Re: [Finale] OT: Music Stand Lights

2008-07-15 Thread Lawrence David Eden
These lights cost TFMtoo much. At that price ($120) I don't care how good they are! My consort is considering purchasing stand lights and we're looking at this: http://andersonmusicstand.com/Lotus%20Light/Site/HTML/techspecs.html They're expensive ($120 ea.), so I'm wondering if anyon